[单项选择]The problem of ______to select as his successor was quickly disposed of.
A. what
B. whom
C. which
D. how

[单项选择]The problem of ______to select as his successor was quickly disposed of.
A. what
B. whom
C. which
D. how

[单项选择]The problem of ______ to select as his successor was quickly disposed of.
A. what
B. which
C. whom
D. how

[单项选择]The difficulty in solving the problem of global warming lies in the fact that ______.

[单项选择]He said he would drop ______ at my house on his way home.
A. on
B. to
C. in
D. of

[单项选择]In the sentence "his successor, John Reid, is busily putting the boot into everyone else, lambasting judges for being soft on crime and scaring the daylights out of his department.", the phrase "scare the daylight out of" is closest in meaning to ______.
A. (A) fire
B. (B) frighten
C. (C) scold
D. (D) threaten

[单项选择]Justin used to mind the ______ while his father was in the cafe, drinking.
A. slump
B. stump
C. stall
D. stalk

[单项选择]All his investments have been successful and he was believed to be (extreme) ______ rich.

[单项选择]His initial broadcasting success as a young man was due at least as much to his considerable professional______as it was to his father's broadcasting connections.
A. (A) aplomb
B. (B) uncertainty
C. (C) hubris
D. (D) seniority
E. (E) nepotism

[单项选择]His parents wouldnt let him marry anyonefamily was poor.
A. of whom
B. whom
C. whose
D. of whose

[单项选择]The speaker, （　） for his splendid speeches, was warmly received by the audience.
A. having known
B. being known
C. knowing
D. known

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Mr. Jones was very angry with his wife, and she was very angry with her husband.
(21) several days they didn’t speak (22) each other at all. One evening Mr. Jones was very (23) when he came back (24) work, so he went to bed (25) after dinner. Of course, he didn’t say (26) to Mrs. Jones before he went up stairs. Mrs. Jones washed the dinner (27) and then did some sewing. When she went up to bed (28) later than her husband, she found a piece of paper on the small table (29) her bed. On it were the words "Mother. Wake me (30) at 7 a.m. --Father."
When Mr. Jones woke up the next morning, it was nearly 8 a.m. and on the small table near his bed he saw another piece of paper. He took it and read these words: "Father. Wake up. It is 7 a.m. --Mother."

27（）
A. near
B. close
C. off
D. from